The Most Shocking Hair Looks From the Grammys' Red Carpet

You know who didn't shock me with her dramatic hair transformation at the Grammys? Ariana Grande. (What's up, adorable but familiar ponytail.) But there were plenty of other stars who chopped off, wigged out, and went all Technicolor with their hair on the red carpet. Here, the most shocking hair looks you just have to see from music's biggest night.

Katy Perry. You may be tempted to adjust your screen. Don't. Perry is now the gorgeous owner of this violet hair. But wait, didn't she just have a supersleek long black ponytail last week at the Superbowl? Why yes, yes she did. The power of extensions and wigs never ceases to amaze me. And unlike Grammys past, Perry was one of the only stars rocking a Technicolor hue, which is shocking in its own right.

Iggy Azalea. I've been a huge Iggy fan since 2012. Yes, that long. I've seen her go through so many hair transformations, from her dizzying Iggy Tail to the dusty blonde "Fancy" wig. But this milkmaid-crown braid was certainly unexpected. I don't love it, but I also don't hate it. I'm just a little confused. Let me say this: I'm relieved she didn't go with some neo–St. Pauli girl dress to match it. The simplicity of her blue gown let the hair make its statement, whatever that statement may have been.

Zendaya. Before you freak out— it's a wig. I know: Debuting a shaggy pixie at the Grammys would have been totally badass. Still, you have to give the 18-year-old props for pulling off such a dramatic look (pretty seamlessly; I couldn't even tell it was fake). And if the hair didn't get your attention, the vampy oxblood lip and awesome ear cuff probably did. I'm a fan.

Kim Kardashian. By now, anyone who's been near the Internet in the last few days knows Kim Kardashian lopped off her hair, but this was the red-carpet debut of the choppy lob heard round the world. Now that I've had enough time to digest it, I can confidently say that I totally dig it. It gives boyish edge and modern sophistication to her very, um, revealing look. Let's just hope she actually sticks with it and doesn't fall back on extensions in the next 48 hours.